diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
index e3d89dc059..3ddeafbb4f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
@@ -1064,6 +1064,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
 
         public static IPEndPoint getEndPoint(string hostname, int port)
         {
+            if(String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(hostname))
+                return null;
+            
             IPAddress ia = null;
             // If it is already an IP, avoid possible broken mono from seeing it 
             if (IPAddress.TryParse(hostname, out ia) && ia != null)
@@ -1075,31 +1078,31 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
                     
             // Reset for next check
             ia = null;
-            try
+#if (_MONO)
+            // mono is a TOTAL CRAP
+            int retry = 3;
+            while(ia == null && retry--  >= 0)
+#endif
             {
-                foreach (IPAddress Adr in Dns.GetHostAddresses(hostname))
+                try
                 {
-                    if (ia == null)
-                        ia = Adr;
-
-                    if (Adr.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetwork)
+                    foreach (IPAddress Adr in Dns.GetHostAddresses(hostname))
                     {
-                        ia = Adr;
-                        break;
+                        if (ia == null)
+                            ia = Adr;
+
+                        if (Adr.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetwork)
+                        {
+                            ia = Adr;
+                            break;
+                        }
                     }
                 }
+                catch // (SocketException e)
+                {
+                     ia = null;
+                }
             }
-            catch // (SocketException e)
-            {
-                /*throw new Exception(
-                    "Unable to resolve local hostname " + m_externalHostName + " innerException of type '" +
-                    e + "' attached to this exception", e);*/
-                // Don't throw a fatal exception here, instead, return Null and handle it in the caller.
-                // Reason is, on systems such as OSgrid it has occured that known hostnames stop
-                // resolving and thus make surrounding regions crash out with this exception.
-                return null;
-            }
-
             return getEndPoint(ia,port);
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/Caps/EventQueue/EventQueueGetModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/Caps/EventQueue/EventQueueGetModule.cs
index 50543269c2..1feece1f70 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/Caps/EventQueue/EventQueueGetModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/Caps/EventQueue/EventQueueGetModule.cs
@@ -512,11 +512,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.Linden
             if (DebugLevel > 0)
                 m_log.DebugFormat("{0} EnableSimulator. handle={1}, endPoint={2}, avatarID={3}",
                     LogHeader, handle, endPoint, avatarID, regionSizeX, regionSizeY);
-//debug
-            if(endPoint == null)
-                m_log.DebugFormat("EnableSimulator null endpoint");
-            if(endPoint.Address == null)
-                m_log.DebugFormat("EnableSimulator null endpoint address");
 
             OSD item = EventQueueHelper.EnableSimulator(handle, endPoint, regionSizeX, regionSizeY);
             Enqueue(item, avatarID);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs
index b6e9a656b7..0505e586a7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs
@@ -2157,6 +2157,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.EntityTransfer
                 {
                     Thread.Sleep(200);  // the original delay that was at InformClientOfNeighbourAsync start
                     int count = 0;
+                    IPEndPoint ipe;
 
                     foreach (GridRegion neighbour in neighbours)
                     {
@@ -2165,8 +2166,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.EntityTransfer
                         {
                             if (newneighbours.Contains(handler))
                             {
-                                InformClientOfNeighbourAsync(sp, cagents[count], neighbour,
-                                    neighbour.ExternalEndPoint, true);
+                                ipe = neighbour.ExternalEndPoint;
+                                if (ipe != null)
+                                    InformClientOfNeighbourAsync(sp, cagents[count], neighbour, ipe, true);
+                                else
+                                {
+                                    m_log.Debug("[ENTITY TRANSFER MODULE]: DNS for neighbour lost");
+                                }
                                 count++;
                             }
                             else if (!previousRegionNeighbourHandles.Contains(handler))